PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Crime PreventionA Decade of Crime Prevention in South Africa from National Strategy to Local ChallengeThe objective of this paper is to refocus attention on the original vision and meaning of the term 'crime prevention' as set out in the National Crime Prevention Strategy. The paper is broken down into three sections that firstly distinguish between what has been termed the 'law-enforcement' approach and the 'crime prevention' approach in the international arena, secondly provides an… Read More Gareth NewhamAugust 1, 2005
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Gender-based ViolenceRules of Engagement: Structuring Sex and Damage in Men's Prisons and BeyondThis following paper analyses data from a previous study of ex-prisoners and prisoners in Gauteng Province, South Africa, to consider the moral economy established by hegemonic inmate culture in which sexual interactions are negotiated. It argues that while this system is based on outside norms of heterosexism, ruptures with these norms occur. Male prison populations are rearranged into gendered categories… Read More Sasha GearMay 2, 2005
PublicationsResearchChildren and Youth, Correctional Services, Criminal JusticeA Review of the Integrated Youth Offender Programme Piloted in Boksburg Juvenile Correctional Centre with the "Inkanyezi Yentathakusa"The subsequent research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation on March 2005 is an in-depth investigation into the Integrated Youth Offender Programme (IYOP) Piloted in Boksburg Juvenile Correctional Centre with the "Inkanyezi Yentathakusa". The IYOP was built on the theory of risk and resilience and incorporated an understanding of socio-economic dynamics that impinge on… Read More Margaret RoperMarch 1, 2005
ArticlesMediaCorrectional Services, Gender-based ViolenceBehind the Bars of South African Prisons: Gendered Roles and Vulnerability of Male InmatesIn South African prisons, different kinds of sexual interactions and relationships take place between men. The majority of these are abusive, exploitative, and involve rape and various degrees of coercion. Newcomers to prison are especially vulnerable because they are unfamiliar with the "rules" of inmate culture and are easily manipulated. Seasoned inmates regard them as sources of material goods including… Read More CSVRFebruary 1, 2005
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Transitional Justice, Truth and Reconciliation CommissionSeeking Reconciliation and Reintegration: Assessment of a Pilot Restorative Justice Mediation ProjectWith the aim of addressing the Post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) need for both participants and TRC officials to engage in personal and community dialogues in order to bring about real reconciliation, CSVR designed a pilot restorative justice programme to facilitate dialogue between ex-combatants, survivors and their communities. The project drew from restorative justice programmes developed for criminal cases, but… Read More Clara Ramírez Barat and Hugo van der MerweFebruary 1, 2005
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, GangsNongoloza's Children: Western Cape Prison Gangs During and After ApartheidThe subsequent monograph is an attempt at understanding the substance of South African prison life and the strange narratives and rituals of prison gangs. It is by no means a comprehensive history of prison gangs in the Western Cape. Rather, it is potted and thematic, its conclusions interpretive and discursive. It is hoped that other researchers might use its ideas… Read More Jonny SteinbergDecember 19, 2004
